[citation needed] According to Local Market reports, Downtown houses approximately 20,000,000 square feet (1,900,000 m2) of office space.

[citation needed] As of 2007, about 2,800,000 square feet (260,000 m2) of office space are under construction in downtown Kansas City.

The present headquarters of the Kansas City Power & Light Company, a subsidiary of Great Plains Energy, is also on the district's northern side.

This is among newer, glass-walled buildings, also including the Sprint Center and the Kansas City Star printing press across I-670.

Enclosed between the residential towers and H&R Block's new building will be many shops and restaurants new to the Kansas City area.

The new district has become a major attraction for residents and visitors, and has had a civic impact on downtown similar to that experienced by other municipalities, such as Baltimore and San Antonio.

In 2004, a ballot initiative to fund the proposed arena through a tax on car rentals and hotels was effectively passed by area voters.

The project raised some controversy as Enterprise Rent-A-Car, whose owner is known for supporting a possible NBA franchise in the company's headquarters of St. Louis, lobbied against the tax and tried to sway public opinion against the arena.

The first four of the aforementioned firms, however, collaborated to form the "Downtown Arena Design Team," and won the contract over Gehry's bid, with the city citing the companies had completed a variety of sports-related projects and were based locally as the reason for their selection.

The contractors, however, assert they have complied with state and federal requirements and continue to meet the requests of local citizens.

It is at Penn Valley Park on the southern edge of downtown, to the immediate west of Crown Center on a site formerly occupied by Trinity Lutheran and St. Mary's Hospitals.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has its Kansas City offices just west of Crown Center, which houses up to 6,000 employees.

[citation needed] The historic Freight House building in the Crossroads Arts District was built in the 1880s; it was renovated in the late 1990s, and it is now home to Grunauer, Lidia's Kansas City, and Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue.

In August 2007, developer Dan Clothier announced he wanted to complete his original plan by adding an 18-story hotel tower atop a three-level garage.

Barkley also reconstructed the famous Walt Disney-designed three-story rocket ship that stood atop the building during TWA's tenure.

The Moonliner signified one-time TWA majority shareholder Howard Hughes' desire to guide the airline into space travel.

Other renovations included a theater, grass-lined rooftop observation deck, open floor plan, and gallery space featuring art from local and national artists.

H&R Block, Commerce Bancshares, UMB Bank, Kansas City Southern, BNIM, Great Plains Energy, Aquila, DST Systems, J.E.

It is named after the prominent Kansas City hotelier, and owner of the Standard Theater, Barney Allis.

[13] The Kansas City Sports Walk of Stars[14] was constructed at the edge of this park in 1991, and the first three polished granite slabs bore the names of inductees George Brett, Len Dawson, and Tom Watson.

The district contains one of the country's largest and longest lasting public farmers' markets, and several unique shops and restaurants.

On December 12, 2012, a ballot initiative to construct a $102 million, two-mile streetcar, to stretch from River Market to Crown Center, was approved by local voters.